LOL, Thats what i said about my Xj, heart and soul, Blood sweat and tears went it to that. Until i took my first test drive in a WK.
But i deff shed a tear when i watched it get towed away by its new owener, Even have pics of it going. Kid drove from out side Syracuse Ny to NH to get the thing.
Lol back on topic, I hope FIAT does not ruine the new JGC, let alone Jeep as a whole.
Yea, But didnt, Daimler only have 20% and look what they did to the company. Prolly the best thing that ever happened to it. Or was it the last buyer that only had 20%?
There were talks of dropping the Ram, Dakota, Viper, and the JK when this whole chapter 11 thing came up and Fiat bought in. Saying they want to get rid of the most expensive vehicles to make or some BS. Why not get rid of the dodge/chry duplicates that dont sell like the aspen and durango, or nitro, or compass, etc.
Currently, Chrysler is only OWNED 20% by Fiat, but that 20% is a controlling interest.
Daimler (previously) owned 100% of Chrysler from 1998-2007. Then Cerberus bought 80.1%, Daimler kept the 19.9%, until the Bankruptcy, and now neither of those companies own a bit of Chrysler, so they're completely out of the picture except Daimler, they're still a supplier of parts (as they always have been, parts were never SHARED, Daimler wouldn't allow that so Chrysler ALWAYS had to buy them.).
Fiat can't ruin the 2011 WK (Gen 4 Grand Cherokee). The design and production is already finalized and there's nothing that can be done to modify it, except to scrap it entirely and that isn't gonna happen either.
The First Generation Mercedes ML was never shared with any Jeep, ever.
The second Generation however does share a platform with both the current WK and next gen WK. This ML however, is more of a Jeep than a Mercedes because it was engineered by... you guessed it... Jeep engineers at Jeep/Truck Engineering at the Plymouth Road Office Complex.
one problem with your theory at the bottom. the WK has a solid rear axle and the first gen M class has a solid axle and the new M class has fuly independent suspension where as the WK dosen't.